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    Anyhow planted tanks update

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    Hi guys and experience brother and sister,
    following link is my updated tanks and fishes .

    http://www.arofanatics.com/members/e...tplantedtanks/

    would appriciate very much for any comments inorder to improve my first planted tanks.

    At least look better than before initial setup..... wo have been buying until really poor for this tanks... but happy to enjoy this kana new things

    Tank Dimensions (LxWxH): 4 x 1.5 x 1.5FT
    Tank Volume (litres or gallons): 200 litre or more
    Lighting Intensity(No of Watts) : 6 x 36W (2x36W and 4x36W)
    Type of Lighting (FL/PL/MH) : PL
    No. of Hours your light is on : 10 hours (1500hrs to 0100hrs)
    CO2 Injection Rate (bps) : 5 BPS
    Type of CO2 (DIY/Liquid/Tank) : 5L Tank w/ solenoid valve – same timer with PL light
    Method of Injection (e.g. Diffusor/Reactor): Internal Reactor -
    Substrate Used : (Holland River Sand ) Given by friend about 2 big red pails
    How Thick is your base fert : 1.2inch HEXA fm Taiwan Yellow container (3x from petmark – about 15kg)
    How thick is your gravel : 3 inch
    Liquid Fertilizers Used : TMG
    Frequency of fertilization : 15 to 20 ml after 30% water change
    Seachem – Flourish Potassium : 1 capful = 5mL after every water change
    Sera – Aqutan – VBC – stress protection = 5mL after every water change
    Sera Nitrives – 10mL 1 hrs after stress protection added
    Tank Temperature : 26.8 to 27.5 with cooling fan on – 27.6 to 28.2 w/o fan
    Cooling Fan : Switch on 2 hours before light on and 2 hours off after light off
    Type of Filter (overhead/internal/canister) : external canister
    Filter media used : Eheim 2226
    How long has your tank been set up : 08.03.2003
    Other equipment : Surface Skimmer

    Chemical Properties (Fill what you can)
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    Carbonate Hardness (KH): 5
    Total Hardness (gH):
    pH : 6.8 +/- 0.2
    NH4 (ppm):
    NO2 (ppm):
    NO3 (ppm):
    PO4 (ppm):
    Fe (ppm):

    Bioload (Your Fish and Plants)
    ------------------------------
    80x Cardinal Tetra
    10x Neon Tetra
    28x Rummy Nose Tetra
    20x Rainbow
    10x Ballon Ram (Holland Ram)
    25x Oto
    25x Yamato
    100x Malayan Shrimp (I think left less than 20x – eaten or suck into canister liao)
    8x SAE
    2x Golden Sucker
    25x Lamp Eye

    Plants
    Hairgrass, Glosso, Riccia (Photosynthesis a bit),Big and small nana, Japan hair Grass, water Lily and don’t know what plants see only and than just wack and plants whatever cheap and those that I like it

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    perhaps u can add in more reddish plants?
    Zulkifli

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    Yes that what I intend to do, but very difficult to get reddish plants le,... any good recommendations and it's not too expensive

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